Van

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /væn/

Etymology 1

Shortening.

Proper noun

Van

1. A diminutive of the male given names Vance or Ivan.

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Proper noun

Van

1. A diminutive of the female given name Vanessa.

Etymology 3

Akhtamar Island on Lake Van, with the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a 10th century Armenian church and monastic complex

Borrowed from Armenian Վան (Van), in many cases via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Turkish Van.

Proper noun

Van

1. A large saline lake in eastern Turkey. One of three great tectonic lakes of the Armenian Highland. Famous for its Chalcalburnus tarichi fish and the 10th century Armenian cathedral on Akhtamar Island.
3. A city on the shore of that lake.

Translations

lake

• Armenian: Վանա լիճ (Vana lič), Վան (Van)
• Danish: Vansøen
• Latin: Arsene f
• Russian: Ван (ru) m (Van)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: Vansjön
• Turkish: Van Gölü
• Uyghur: ۋان كۆلى (wan köli)

city

• Armenian: Վան (Van)

  Old Armenian: Վան (Van)

• Danish: Van
• Middle Persian: wn (Wan)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: Ван (ru) m (Van)
• Turkish: Van (tr)
• Uyghur: ۋان (wan)

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• Van., VAN

Proper noun

Van

1. Abbreviation of Vancouver.

Related terms

• East Van
• North Van
• South Van
• West Van

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Van (plural Vans)

1. A Van cat.
2. A Turkish Van cat.

Anagrams

• AVN, NAV, nav

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Վան (Van).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /van/

Proper noun

Van

1. Van (city)

Declension

    declension of Van

	singular	plural
nominative	Van	Vanlar / Van'lar
accusative	Van'ı	Vanları / Van'ları
dative	Van'a	Vanlara / Van'lara
locative	Van'da	Vanlarda / Van'larda
ablative	Van'dan	Vanlardan / Van'lardan
genitive	Van'ın	Vanların / Van'ların

    possessive of Van

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Van'ım	Vanlarım / Van'larım
senin (your)	Van'ın	Vanların / Van'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Van'ı	Vanları / Van'ları
bizim (our)	Van'ımız	Vanlarımız / Van'larımız
sizin (your)	Van'ınız	Vanlarınız / Van'larınız
onların (their)	Van'ı / Vanları / Van'ları	Vanları / Van'ları

Derived terms

• Vanlı